Drained organic soils — Area in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Drained organic soils — Area was 457,496 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Drained organic soils — Area in Papua New Guinea, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for drained organic soils — area in Papua New Guinea is 457,496 ha, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, drained organic soils — area in Papua New Guinea peaked at 471,921 ha in 2002 and was at its lowest, 367,916 ha, in 1990.
Papua New Guinea ranks 14th of 221 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Drained organic soils — Area in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 367,916 ha | — |
| 1991 | 367,916 ha | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 367,916 ha | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 367,916 ha | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 367,916 ha | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 404,545 ha | +10.0% |
| 1996 | 404,033 ha | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 406,893 ha | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 416,580 ha | +2.4% |
| 1999 | 438,138 ha | +5.2% |
| 2000 | 460,177 ha | +5.0% |
| 2001 | 467,210 ha | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 471,921 ha | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 468,878 ha | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 470,776 ha | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 466,689 ha | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 462,068 ha | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 458,503 ha | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 448,683 ha | -2.1% |
| 2009 | 445,018 ha | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 444,524 ha | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 443,699 ha | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 443,280 ha | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 442,099 ha | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 440,551 ha | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 440,551 ha | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 437,438 ha | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 436,969 ha | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 439,346 ha | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 442,799 ha | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 449,979 ha | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 453,827 ha | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 457,496 ha | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 457,496 ha | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 457,496 ha | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 390,977 ha | 367,916 ha | 438,138 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 461,992 ha | 445,018 ha | 471,921 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 441,126 ha | 436,969 ha | 444,524 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 455,259 ha | 449,979 ha | 457,496 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
More climate change data for Papua New Guinea
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 2,290 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 396.23 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 1,894 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 1.5 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 67.64 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 108.7 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 105.81 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 2.88 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.3993 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.1029 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is drained organic soils — area in Papua New Guinea?
- Drained organic soils — area in Papua New Guinea was 457,496 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest drained organic soils — area recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 471,921 ha in 2002.
- What is the lowest drained organic soils — area recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 367,916 ha in 1990.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for drained organic soils — area?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 14th out of 221 countries with data for 2024.
- Is drained organic soils — area rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Drained organic soils — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from drained organic soils consists of nitrous oxide (N2O) and carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions generated from the mineralization and oxidation of organic matter in organic soils that are drained for agricultural activities.